Patents by Inventor Brian G. Lagron

Brian G. Lagron has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Locating system for molding machine clamp frame
    Patent number: 6530158
    Abstract: A locating system for an adjustable clamp frame of a molding machine is disclosed. The locating system can be used to repeatably configure the clamp frame to an appropriate perimeter size for a desired mold without the use of measurements or the mold itself. The inventive locating system includes two sets of a first and a second plate, a pair of end locating members, two sets of a first and a second bracket, and a pair of side locating members. The locating members, the plates, and the brackets each include indicia to provide an assembly code that can be used to facilitate configuring the clamp frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventors: Brian G. Lagron, Brian L. Wegstein, Randall E. Baldwin
  • Locating system for molding machine clamp frame
    Publication number: 20020083611
    Abstract: A locating system for an adjustable clamp frame of a molding machine is disclosed. The locating system can be used to repeatably configure the clamp frame to an appropriate perimeter size for a desired mold without the use of measurements or the mold itself. The inventive locating system includes two sets of a first and a second plate, a pair of end locating members, two sets of a first and a second bracket, and a pair of side locating members. The locating members, the plates, and the brackets each include indicia to provide an assembly code that can be used to facilitate configuring the clamp frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Brian L. Wegstein, Randall E. Baldwin, Brian G. Lagron